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Deadline: 9 AM on Monday 14 July 2025.
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Contract: Fixed Term (Maternity Cover).
Term: Full Time.
Salary: £32,148.36 per annum.
Hours per week: 35 hours.
Days per week: Monday – Friday (Thursdays and Fridays based at Head Office in Calderstones Park).
Reporting to: Director of Finance, Governance and Commercial Planning.
Location: Calderstones Park, Liverpool, L18 3JB.
Employer Bio
The Reader is a national charity that wants to bring about a Reading Revolution so that everyone can experience and enjoy great literature, which they believe is a tool for helping humans survive and live well. By reading with school groups, families, adults, looked after children, older people in care homes, adults with physical and / or mental health conditions, people coping with or recovering from addiction and individuals in the criminal justice system, their work is helping to improve wellbeing, reduce isolation and build stronger communities.
Job Overview
The Finance Manager will provide leadership to the finance team. The Finance Manager manages some of their key accounting processes alongside responsibility for the day today activities of the Finance team. This is a diverse role that requires an ability to maintain a financial overview, undertake a wide range of financial transactions and be adaptable to the needs of the organisation. The role involves working closely with the Director of Finance to deliver a strong and effective finance department at The Reader.
The Finance Manager role is key to maintaining standards and reporting accuracy, with oversight of the working practices of the finance team and wider organisation to ensure strong processes are in place for monitoring finances, seeking best practice from inside and outside the sector.
Relationship building is a vital part of the role – in addition to advising on technical accounting matters, the Finance Manager applies a flexible, innovative approach to their work, adding value to the organisation through collaboration and interaction with the leadership team, the wider organisation, The Reader community and external stakeholders.
To learn more and to apply, please click here.
Contact Details: laurakershaw@thereader.org.uk.
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